Mozambique is the first country to receive payments from the World Bank administered Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) Carbon Fund for its efforts for reducing emissions from deforestation. Through the FCPF’s...

The GEO-TREES initiative, a new action of the intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO), is hiring a Project Coordinator. GEO-TREES supports the establishment and development of a global activity of...

GFOI partner the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO) is launching a new online course on forests and transparency under the Paris Agreement and you’re invited! The massive...

Norway's Ministry of Climate and Environment, via the Norwegian International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) is issuing a call for proposals to grant advanced access to high resolution satellite data....

Forest monitoring capacities have improved in the tropical countries that received international support in the last 10 years. This is one of the key findings of the first global study on...

Following the launch in 2020 of the third English edition of the Methods and Guidance Documentation (MGD3.0), the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) is pleased to announce that MGD3.0 is...

21 March is the International Day of Forests and this year’s theme is “Forest restoration: a path to recovery and well-being”.  To help mark the day GFOI Leading partner the FAO...

The GFOI community is invited to submit research works on "National REDD+[1] Monitoring and Reporting" for publication in a special issue of the “Remote Sensing” Journal. Requirements for REDD+ related forest...

A new deforestation alert based on latest radar satellite technologies promises to make monitoring of African rainforests more effective. The users will receive near-real-time notifications of forest disturbance activities like...

A global voluntary partnership that coordinates international support in forest monitoring to help developing countries address their international reporting requirements and national information needs. Read more.

Over the past few months, due to the Covid-19 outbreak and ensuing distancing measures, we have seen a significant growth in the use of online learning tools and courses from...

GFOI partner Norway will provide universal access to high-resolution satellite data of the tropics as part of efforts to stop the destruction of the world’s rainforests. The Norwegian International Climate...

The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) is pleased to launch the third edition of the Methods and Guidance Documentation (MGD3.0) available here. The MGD has become a vital resource for developing...

GFOI partner the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched the most comprehensive assessment of global forest resources in innovative and easy-to-use digital formats. To mark the...

  The world’s forest area is decreasing, but the rate of loss has slowed. This is one piece of information revealed in the “Key Findings of the Global Forest Resources Assessment...

The Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) has updated its Visualization Environment tool (COVE) to allow the generation of country-level reports on satellite coverage of land surface. Satellite earth observations...

A new GFOI Space Data Blog has been recently launched by GFOI’s Lead Partner the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS): http://ceos.org/ourwork/virtual-constellations/lsi/sdcg/space-data-blog/ With this page, CEOS aims to inform the GFOI...

The third edition of the Methods and Guidance Document (MGD) is soon to be released by the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI). MGD3.0 is currently being reviewed by a team...

FAO and partners are delighted to invite you to the online seminar “Peatland mapping and monitoring” on Wednesday 18 March 2020 at 9:15 am - 10:45h am CET. The seminar...

Civil society organisations can apply to NICFI call for proposals by 19 May 2020 The Norwegian Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) has announced a call for proposals for funding for civil...